There's No Such Thing as Over-qualified
Guy Kawasaki points out in an excellent blog post that A players hire A players, and that B players hire C players. A players are great at what they do, and have the confidence in their own abilities that they can acknowledge greatness in others. B players may be nearly as good as A players, but don't have the confidence in themselves to hire other great people.
You can hear the approach of a B player if you hear the following words out of their mouth: "They are overqualified for the position; therefore, we cannot hire them."
Let me assure you - there is no such thing as an overqualified person at an organization. The way you rate a person is on a continuum of not qualified to supremely qualified. That's it. There's nothing beyond this scale.
To put it another way, if an entrepreneurial, motivated, computer literate, educated, intelligent, meticulous person wants to work for McDonald's as a burger flipper, as McDonald's you should extend that offer. Period. The only reason you would refuse to hire someone because they have greater potential than the job you wish to fill is if you are scared that this person is smarter than you. And if you are making decisions like this, then your interests are not aligned with your company's, and people will find out. Do not allow this person to spark a Bozo Explosion.
